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HR 3713 107th Congress House

Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2002

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses.

Introduced: May 8, 2002 See on congress.gov
Taxation AdoptionAdoptive parentsAnnuitiesCosts
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FamiliesIncome taxIndividual retirement accountsLabor and EmploymentPension fundsPersonal income taxTax exclusionTax penaltiesTax-deferred compensation plans
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 8, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 8, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow for penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans if used to pay adoption expenses.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 2 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 19, 2002
Vitter, David
· May 8, 2002
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Apr 11, 2002
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 9, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 19, 2002
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 5, 2002
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 8, 2002
DeMint, James
· Feb 8, 2002
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Feb 8, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 8, 2002
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 8, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 8, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3713: Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3713/
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"H.R. 3713: Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3713/.
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H.R. 3713, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3713/.
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